About Memmert

In over 190 countries all over the world, hundreds of thousands of Memmert products have been permanently in use for decades. This is why Memmert is one of the leading suppliers of temperature control appliances worldwide.

It is our hard-lined commitment to quality that has made Memmert a reliable partner in the medical sector and medical research industry ever since the company’s founding in 1947. Of course we are DIN EN ISO 13 485 certified since many years. This medical applications special introduces suitable appliances as well as case studies.

It is our passion for details that determines the outstanding quality of our temperature control appliances. And due our unconditional focus on the requirements of the customers Memmert appliances have been regulars in the labs of the pharmaceutical industry and life sciences for decades now. You’ll find corresponding case studies and appliances on this page.

We are dedicated to good taste. In order to ensure the unrivalled reliability and precision of Memmert incubators, ovens and climate chambers we develop and manufacture all vital components ourselves. Read more on Memmert’s solutions for the food and beverage industry on our special application page.

Case Studies

Comparison of different nanostructures

In a fuel cell measurement station at the Leibniz Institute of Surface Modification, two Memmert heating ovens ensure the correct operating temperature for benchmarking nanostructured, three-dimensional composite electrodes.

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High-end functions for the protection of cell cultures, bacteria cultures or tissue cultures.

Those who can control the temperature with the highest precision can also redefine precision time and time again. The control system of the Memmert CO2 incubator ICO is so finely tuned that the appliance reaches the setpoint temperature very quickly and without temperature overshoots. Alarm notifications to your mobile phone guarantee the safety of the chamber load, and the battery-buffered ControlCOCKPIT ensures continuous CO2 control even when there is a power failure. Ideal hygiene is a given too: rounded edges enable easy and thorough cleaning, the interior can be sterilised within 60 minutes at 180 °C.

Unrivalled user friendliness

All parameters can be set easily and intuitively both with the operating display and the ControlCOCKPIT or the AtmoCONTROL software. The shutter box can be opened, allowing fast access to controls. Maintenance is possible even if the appliances are stacked. The incubator ICO has USB and Ethernet connections as well as a data logger with a ten-year storage capacity. Data can be read and programmes can be uploaded by remote access.

Comfort options for every application

Numerous features of the CO2 incubator ICO don’t let anything open to be desired:

Two gas connections with quick release connectors for automatic switch-over of gas bottles

Electropolished, seamlessly welded chamber

Electronic control for active humidification and dehumidification (40 to 97 % rh)

Control of oxygen concentration by introducing nitrogen, adjustment range from 1 % to 20 % O2

Minimising vaporisation and condensation

Active humidity control ensures short recovery times after the door has been opened and minimises vaporisation in the interior. Together with the heating of the interior from all six sides and the heated inner glass door, it offers maximum protection for cell and tissue cultures and avoids the dangerous formation of condensation. The turbulence-free chamber ventilation ensures a constant and uniform atmosphere.

A Memmert CO2 incubator offers unique advantages

User-friendly, intuitive operating concept

Almost exclusive use of high-quality, corrosion-resistant and easily cleanable stainless steel for the inner chamber and housing

Precise and homogenous temperature control thanks to a product-specific heating concept

A wide range of options for programming and documentation using interfaces, integrated data loggers and the AtmoCONTROL software

It is our passion for details that determines the outstanding quality of our temperature control appliances. And due our unconditional focus on the requirements of the customers Memmert appliances have been regulars in the labs of the pharmaceutical industry and life sciences for decades now. You’ll find corresponding case studies and appliances on this page.

Applications
Detailed information about application to the Memmert products at www.atmosafe.com

Reliable environmental conditions for bioassays

The implementation of bioassays – tests that analyse a substance’s effectiveness on organisms – is one of the core tasks of the Department of Ecosystem Analysis (ESA) at the Institute for Environmental Research (RWTH Aachen University). Two Memmert CO2 incubators and two Peltier-cooled incubators IPP guarantee constant and reliable environmental conditions.

Model organism Drosophila

Even if the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster only measures about 3 millimetres, it has been an integral part in genetics since the beginning of the 20th century. Besides the mouse, the zebrafish, the domestic chicken and the African crawled frog, it is an important animal model organism.

How does our body clock tick?

Switzerland is world-famous for its clocks. It therefore seems logical that four renowned Swiss universities, located in Basel, Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne, are dedicated to chronobiology. Freiburg University, which is located nearby, is also on this list. Why some people are "early birds" while others are "night owls" and turn night into day is just one question this branch of research deals with on a cellular and molecular level.

When it comes to cell cultivation, active humidification is a must

With assistance of the Institute of Bioprocess Engineering at Erlangen university, the COSIR project is currently in progress. Results of the project are eagerly awaited in the field of cell biology. At the beginning of the project, the Memmert CO2 incubator, in which several different tests were performed for the study, was evaluated. The result showed that the active humidification system decreases evaporation inside the chamber considerably as compared with common incubators with passive humidification.

The incubator in the cell culture laboratory

In your eyes, what defines the ideal incubator for cell cultures? AtmoSAFE has talked to the head of the in vitro Institute for Molecular Biology, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Unteregger, about the requirements made of a CO2 incubator.

Stainless steel vs. copper in the interior of a CO2 incubator

A study by the Institute for Hygiene and Public Health (IHPH) at the University of Bonn from 2009 demonstrates: copper cannot be unconditionally recommended for the prevention of germs, since there are no reliable findings on the antimicrobial effect of copper surfaces after intensive cleaning and disinfection. Stainless steel remains the material of choice for long-lasting appliances.

About us

Memmert is an innovation leader in the development of heating ovens, incubators, climate chambers as well as waterbaths and oilbaths for a wide range of applications in biological, pharmaceutical and food research as well as industrial quality testing.

Each Memmert appliance is 100% AtmoSAFE

The main objective of the family company has always been: 100% AtmoSAFE. All parameters are controlled with the utmost precision to ensure a controlled atmosphere in our temperature control appliances.